Switch off Sonos One - how it works

By default, you can't just turn off the Sonos One. With a few tricks, you can still prevent the Sonos One from consuming power in sleep mode or even listening permanently through the Alexa voice control.

Switch off Sonos One completely - only by detours

The Sonos One is designed to be active all the time, waiting for your voice input. Therefore, the smart speaker does not offer a power button that could be used to switch it off. Instead, you have to deactivate the loudspeaker indirectly.

• Pull the plug : The Sonos One is only switched off when there is no power. Therefore, pull the power plug to completely deactivate the Sonos One. As soon as you reconnect the Sonos One to the mains, it automatically connects to your router and is ready for use again.
• Socket with toggle switch : A convenient alternative to pulling the plug manually are socket strips with toggle switch. These are already available online for around 5 euros. As soon as you press the toggle switch, the power supply is cut off and the Sonos One is switched off. If you press the switch again, the loudspeaker starts up again.

Since the Sonos One uses the voice assistant Alexa, it offers the same features as an Amazon Echo. Therefore, on the next page we will show you the most useful voice commands for Alexa.